IGET_LOCKED(9) The Linux VFS IGET_LOCKED(9)
NAME
iget_locked - obtain an inode from a mounted file system
SYNOPSIS
struct inode * iget_locked(struct super_block * sb, unsigned long ino);
ARGUMENTS
sb
super block of file system
ino
inode number to get
DESCRIPTION
Search for the inode specified by ino in the inode cache and if present return it with an increased reference count. This is for file
systems where the inode number is sufficient for unique identification of an inode.
If the inode is not in cache, allocate a new inode and return it locked, hashed, and with the I_NEW flag set. The file system gets to fill
it in before unlocking it via unlock_new_inode.
COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 3.10 June 2014 IGET_LOCKED(9)
